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April 5, 2019
MDL Disneyland Paris Major participants
The qualifiers for the MDL Disneyland Paris Major are finally over and 15 teams from 6 different regions have secured tickets for this prestigious event. Nine of them are the…
April 5, 2019
Self-played Millionaires – when teens make it big with games
Who hasn’t dreamed about making it big in one way or another? Picking up a wallet on a train and returning it for half a million in reward money, winning…
April 5, 2019
League of Legends European Championship: down to final four
“We went from six to four over the past weekend, and down to three after the next few days.” Last week in the LEC, we witnessed the downfall of teams…
April 4, 2019
Charlotte Hornets come to the NBA2K League, season 2020
The 2020 season of the NBA2K League can look forward to welcoming its 22nd team when Charlotte Hornets join the fray. The announcement was made earlier this week and it…
April 4, 2019
Best Bets: what to expect from Overwatch League Stage 2 Week 1
The Overwatch League’s first stage taught us several lessons about which teams we can depend on and which teams are risky business depending on the week. This last playoff weekend…
April 4, 2019
StarSeries and i-League CS:GO Season 7 – Matchups and predictions of the quarterfinals
The StarSeries i-League Season 7 is now out of the Swiss System and into the knockout stage with the four quarterfinal matchups set and seeded. With the action coming this…
April 3, 2019
F1 Esports prize money gets a huge boost in 2019!
When it comes to esports, racing games aren’t necessarily the most popular genre out there. Not only are shooters and MOBAs more popular with players but also with fans who…
April 3, 2019
Fortnite competitive players are frustrated with “Arena” ranked mode
Fortnite has a history of running in-game events as qualifiers for their major tournaments. This ensures a wide field of entry and allows surprising new players to get as much…
April 2, 2019
MIBR eliminated from StarSeries i-League Season 7
After a horrible showing in front of their home crowd in Brazil, MIBR definitely wanted to make amends. However, things did not go according to plan, and once again, MIBR…
April 2, 2019
PUBG Europe League week 3: who will make it to the FACEIT Global Summit?
The final week of the PEL 2019 Kick-off phase commences on Thursday April 4th at 18:00 CEST. This week will finalize the standings and decide which four out of the…
April 2, 2019
Esports and charities – when a community comes together for a good cause
Charity work is important – there are so many important causes out there that need people’s support, both fiscal and otherwise. Generally speaking, charities are a pretty amazing thing –…
April 1, 2019
Tfue and Cloak beat Baller at Fortnite Luxe Cup
This weekend’s Luxe Cup had a few surprises. It comes after a few major updates from Fortnite that been unpopular, to say the least. Over the course of the event,…
April 1, 2019
Esports Mogul teams up with Melbourne Melee
Melbourne Melee is well known as being one of Australia’s leading esports communities for the Super Smash Bros title, and it is going to be getting a helping hand from…
April 1, 2019
Asian Upstarts – China flew to the top
What do you think is the country with the biggest world-wide esports revenue? The US? Japan? Korea? No, not quite. China, with a staggering $37.9 billion of esports revenue in…
March 29, 2019
Rainbow Six Siege’s US nationals are kicking off next week!
The second season of the US Nationals in Rainbow Six is back, much anticipated by both fans and players alike. It is set to kick off in just over a…
March 29, 2019
Atlanta Reign Pro Dafran leaves the League
Overwatch pro player Dafran announced his retirement from the Overwatch League yesterday – his plan is to go back to the ‘comfy streamer life’ as he calls it. The Atlanta…
March 29, 2019
MDL Disneyland Major Qualifiers: preview and analysis
MDL Disneyland will be the 4th Major of the Dota Pro Circuit and one of the last two chances for a lot of teams to score enough points and climb…
March 29, 2019
NA LCS Quarter Finals preview: all eyes on TSM
The LCS playoffs will begin this weekend as the top six teams get set for battle. The best of five series between Echo Fox and Team SoloMid will start Saturday,…
March 29, 2019
LEC: Playoffs madness sweeps EU
“We are primed and ready.” – Everyone in the LEC After nine gruelling weeks of competition, we are finally near the finish line with the final six in the LEC.…
March 28, 2019
Dead or Alive 6 – ‘Greatest’ World Championship coming soon
Not long after the release of the newest entry in the popular fighting-game series, a World Championship for it has been revealed by Team Ninja. Game publisher Team Ninja didn’t…
March 28, 2019
Competitive players response to Fortnite v8.20’s changes
Fortnite is a game that is continuously in flux, not everyone seems to like this. With most new updates there is a stream of reactions from Fortnite competitive players and…
March 28, 2019
GameStop unveil their esports ambitions
GameStop are well known as being a global leader in the video gaming retail market. But the Texas-based brand have recently made moves to enter the hugely profitable world of…
March 27, 2019
Big weekend in CS:GO with the StarSeries & i-League and UML
“No Astralis? No Problem.” This weekend will mark the beginning of the 7th iteration of the StarSeries & i-League season, with 16 teams competing for the main prize of $250,000…
March 27, 2019
Fortnite Pro Players caught cheating in in-game events
Two competitive Fortnite players have again been caught cheating during an in-game event. This particular cup was a precursor to a tournament, there has been some debate over which event…
March 27, 2019
LCK Week 10: the matches not to be missed on days 3 and 4
Day 3 Gen.G vs SANDBOX Gaming Coming out of week 9, Gen.G remain inconsistent, coin flipping a large proportion of their latest wins. While they had defeated Griffin in week…